Grant Ogata has 31 year experience in consumer electronics and retail industry focused on technology, business development and global marketing strategies, product sourcing, product development, and turning technology into successful products at retail

Ogata’s expertise include sales and marketing of unique consumer electronics to top retailers in North America, Latin America, and Asia,  product innovation and development, knowledge and contacts with key ODM players, OEM customers  as well as expert knowledge in international logistics, contract negotiations, industrial design, packaging, and marketing strategy for consumer electronics

During the past three years Ogata also has been consulting for Powermat, Ltd.  as VP of New Business Initiatives helping this startup company launch product to market and become a major force in retailing and marketing wireless power technology at major retailers and developing business with major OEM/ODM players

Also, during the past four years, Ogata has also been serving as EVP of Worldwide Operations for Arkados, a small semiconductor company, responsible for business development, sales, and marketing for chips and product designed around power line communication technology based on HomePlug standard and IEEE 1901 Powerline standard. Arkados recently successfully sold its semiconductor assets to ST Microelectronics, a top 5 semiconductor company in the world.

Until 2006, Ogata served 27 years at RadioShack Corporation with over 4,500 retail stores in the U.S. as Vice President of Global Sourcing and Product Development. His responsibilities included overseeing staff of over 200, developing sourcing and retailing strategies for over 1,500 private label products that generated over $1.2 billion in revenue and $600 million on gross profit, overseeing all the direct sourcing products from Asia and managing offices in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai, China including a six-year expatriate assignment in Asia based in Tokyo working with major manufacturers and retailers in Japan, Korea, and Greater China

Ogata also currently serves as a board member of Consumer Electronic Association’s (CEA) Accessories Division as well as a member of the CEA R6.3 Wireless Power Working Group, and has in past served as a board member of CEA’s Home Networking and Information Technology division as well as the Chairman of HomePlug’s Powerline Alliance for Command and Control Working Group. Ogata also served on the Board of Advisors for Wilife, successful IP surveillance camera company based on HomePlug technology later acquired by Logitech International

Ogata holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from San Diego State University and completed one year intensive study program at Gifu University, Japan. He is bi-lingual with fluent language capability in both English and Japanese

Contact Grant at:  gogata@identityventures.com